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8 Dec 2022
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
I must buy some sugar. The sugar bowl is empty.
What would you say instead ❓?
in American English ✅
I must buy some sugar. The sugar bowl is empty.
What would you say instead ❓?
in American English ✅
What would you say instead ❓?
in American English ✅
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- English (US)
I have to buy some sugar. The sugar bowl is empty.
This is probably more natural in a casual conversation.
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- Russian
@CrouchingBruin Thanks a lot!!
As I know MUST isn't commonly used in American English nowadays.
May I clarify for this sentence too please ?
''Being a doctor must be difficult. ''
As I know MUST isn't commonly used in American English nowadays.
May I clarify for this sentence too please ?
''Being a doctor must be difficult. ''
- English (US)
being a doctor must be difficult -- is not wrong.
but more conversational.... would be: It must be hard being a doctor.
re: the sugar question... it's funny, because "sugar bowls" are not something you see on tables anymore. but, i would say this, as "I'm OUT OF sugar, I'll put it on the list".
when you say you are OUT OF something, that means you don't have any and you're going to get more.
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- English (US)
- English (US)
@CorneliaAdams as @emtrivoli indicated, the use of MUST in that sentence is fine, and the use of "hard" is more natural than "difficult."
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